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. >> president obama and mitt romney facing off in the first of three debates. abc's karen travers is in denver with a preview. >> reporter: with president obama and mitt romney doing final debate preps, their runningmates hit the campaign trail. vice president biden was speaking about romney's economic plans when he said this -- >> how they can justify raising taxes on the middle-class that has been buried the last four years. >> reporter: republicans called it a stunning admission that the middle-class has been hurt by the obama administration's policies. congressman paul ryan pounced. >> of course the middle-class has been buried, buried by regulations, buried by taxes, buried by borrowing, they're being buried by the obama administration's economic failures. >> biden later tried to dig himself out. >> the middle class was buried by the policies of romney and the ryan supported. >> reporter: except for debate prep, a politics-free day for contenders. romney had lunch at chipotle. president obama paid a visit to the hoover dam. both have spent hours in debate
. >> president obama and mitt romney facing off in the first of three debates. abc's karen travers is in denver with a preview. >> reporter: with president obama and mitt romney doing final debate preps, their runningmates hit the campaign trail. vice president biden was speaking about romney's economic plans when he said this -- >> how they can justify raising taxes on the middle-class that has been buried the last four years. >> reporter: republicans called it a...
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>> let's go. >> new poll after the debate, shows mitt romney bouncing up. he is now ahead 49% to 45% over the president. >>> although the race does remain very close. with both candidates returning to a state critical for victory in november. abc's karen travers is joining us now with more. hey, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, paula. a month out from election day, yesterday wasn't the typical day on the campaign trail. mitt romney was focused on foreign policy and the president was asking for cash not votes. shifting his focus to foreign affairs, mitt romney launched a scathing attack on president obama's policies and leadership overseas. >> it's time to change course in the middle east. it's clear the risk of conflict in the region is higher now than when the president took office. >> reporter: so far the economy has dominated the campaign debate. the romney campaign tried to seize on questions and criticisms about the president's handling of last month's attack in libya. it was also a chance to try to reverse the tide after some of ro
>> let's go. >> new poll after the debate, shows mitt romney bouncing up. he is now ahead 49% to 45% over the president. >>> although the race does remain very close. with both candidates returning to a state critical for victory in november. abc's karen travers is joining us now with more. hey, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, paula. a month out from election day, yesterday wasn't the typical day on the campaign trail. mitt romney was focused on...
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governor romney is a good debater. >> president obama is a very gifted speaker. the man has been on the national stage for many years. >> i have absolute confidence when we get to thursday morning, george, you will be shaking your head. it's a brand new race. >> under the president's policies, middle-income americans have been buried, they're just being crushed. i will not under any circumstances raise taxes on middle-income families. >> now, five weeks before the election, he is saying that his big, bold idea is nevermind. >> this time he seemed just a little bit detached. didn't want to be there. >> knowing he is behind. he need to win. came in and fought the fight stylistically. he put the president on the defensive a number of times. >> the seats flipped backward. so pple were -- essentially on the laps of the passengers behind them. with their legs up in the air. >> i have never seen anything like that in all my years, 30 years of covering the airline industry. >> you say you are optimistic that you and maria will one day be together. how can you find that o
governor romney is a good debater. >> president obama is a very gifted speaker. the man has been on the national stage for many years. >> i have absolute confidence when we get to thursday morning, george, you will be shaking your head. it's a brand new race. >> under the president's policies, middle-income americans have been buried, they're just being crushed. i will not under any circumstances raise taxes on middle-income families. >> now, five weeks before the...
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preparing for their first debate. >> president obama and mitt romney are off theampaign trail today as they get ready to face off tomorrow night. it's tuesday, october 2nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good tuesday morning, everyone. i'm paula faris. good to see you back. >> good to be back. >> uh-huh. >> you had fun in baltimore. back together. you had good time in baltimore. i had a good time in new orleans and now we are back at the desk. >> i was feeling it yesterday. you are feeling it today. >> running on fumes. that is for sure. i like the glasses -- something different. >> took him about 20 minutes. and then he was like something is different. >> i'm tired. >> glasses. my eyes are -- just -- significantly regressing. >> it happens in your 60s. good morning, everybody, i'm rob nelson. in a moment, a look at how each candidate will try to score points at the big debate tomorrow night. >>> also this half-hour, an amtrak train with 169 passengers collides with a big rig and then derails and passengers and eyewitnesses are describing the chaos that foll
preparing for their first debate. >> president obama and mitt romney are off theampaign trail today as they get ready to face off tomorrow night. it's tuesday, october 2nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good tuesday morning, everyone. i'm paula faris. good to see you back. >> good to be back. >> uh-huh. >> you had fun in baltimore. back together. you had good time in baltimore. i had a good time in new orleans and now...
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. >> who do you think won the debate last night between ann romney and michelle obama? >> michelle. >> why do you say that? >> because i love her. >> anything in particular she said that spoke to you? >> no. in general -- i just saw a little bit of it, to tell you honestly. i had something else going on, so i didn't see the whole debate. >> reporter: that's because there was no debate. voters have seen and heard a lot from both wives who are the not so secret weapons for each campaign. >> we've got to keep working to fix this. we've got so much more to do. >> i love you women! >> reporter: and just this week, both willing to take on the unexpected. ann romney with the women on "the view." >> at one point when you didn't think he was being heard, he said he was not sure he wanted to come on with us because we're high risk and sharp tongued. >> no. he said sharp and young. >> reporter: there was michelle obama, the lightning round on "live with kelly and michael." >> please forgive me. >> all right. >> for the president, do you prefer boxers or briefs? >> oh. none of the
. >> who do you think won the debate last night between ann romney and michelle obama? >> michelle. >> why do you say that? >> because i love her. >> anything in particular she said that spoke to you? >> no. in general -- i just saw a little bit of it, to tell you honestly. i had something else going on, so i didn't see the whole debate. >> reporter: that's because there was no debate. voters have seen and heard a lot from both wives who are the not so...
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mitt romney held debate sessions. his camp knows they will see a different president obama tuesday night. >> the president can change his style, his tactics, he can't change his record. >> reporter: while the debate about the debeate was the talk. and the obama campaign is filling ohio airwaves using actor morgan freeman. >> four years later our enemies have been brought to justice. our heroes are coming home. assembly lines are humming again. >> reporter: and this week, bill clinton and bruce springsteen are in ohio campaigning for the president. ♪ yes i am >> reporter: big names aimed directly at the undecided voters in a critical battleground state. how important is ohio? well mitt romney was there four days last week. he is expected to return later this week to try and cut into the president's lead in that all-important state. david kerley, abc news, the white house. >>> thank you, david. the lead has been cut into. looking at poll numbers over the weekend. this thing has gotten so tight. even in some battlegrou
mitt romney held debate sessions. his camp knows they will see a different president obama tuesday night. >> the president can change his style, his tactics, he can't change his record. >> reporter: while the debate about the debeate was the talk. and the obama campaign is filling ohio airwaves using actor morgan freeman. >> four years later our enemies have been brought to justice. our heroes are coming home. assembly lines are humming again. >> reporter: and this week,...
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coming up next, did you see that debate between michelle obama and ann romney? no. neither did we or anyone for that matter. it still didn't stop people from having an opinion on it. >> got to love that. first, dvr alert, our music correspondent, bruno del grenado is here with a look at the top new shows. you're watching "world news now." ♪ 57 channels >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by covergirl two-in-one foundation. get two miracles in one product. covergirl makeup, and olay advanced hydrating serum. it's tone rehab 2-in-1 foundation. one pump covers spots, lines, and wrinkles. and one bottle helps improve skin tone over time. that's what i was supposed to say now. well, no one can understand you. ♪ tone rehab 2-in-1 foundation from easy -- breezy -- beautiful... covergirl! covergirl! and try new pressed powder to help brighten your skin tone. >>> welcome back. we are well into the fall tv season now. and some shows are doing really well and others not so well. >> not so much. joining us now to talk about the season's highlights and lowl
coming up next, did you see that debate between michelle obama and ann romney? no. neither did we or anyone for that matter. it still didn't stop people from having an opinion on it. >> got to love that. first, dvr alert, our music correspondent, bruno del grenado is here with a look at the top new shows. you're watching "world news now." ♪ 57 channels >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by covergirl two-in-one foundation. get two miracles in...
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it is sad and pathetic this debate is still going on. an obama campaign spokesman said this. if romney lacks the backbone to stand up to a charlatan like donald trump because he's concerned about lining his campaign pockets, what does that say about the kind of president he would be. that's the obama campaign's response to romney. just amazing he's not distancing himself further from something already proven time and time again to be untrue. >> and what was the -- you threw out a number off camera. is it 10% of americans still believe -- >> according to a survey last spring, 10% of the country still believes obama was born in another country. >> romney might need that 10% to get over the hump. >> there must be a political calculation that can help him. maybe helps him with the very conservative base of the party. who knows. but the issue just will not die, that's for sure. >>> all right. shifting gears now, jurors in the john edwards campaign corruption trial will resume deliberations for an eighth day. edwards along with his parents and his daughter cate left a north carolin
it is sad and pathetic this debate is still going on. an obama campaign spokesman said this. if romney lacks the backbone to stand up to a charlatan like donald trump because he's concerned about lining his campaign pockets, what does that say about the kind of president he would be. that's the obama campaign's response to romney. just amazing he's not distancing himself further from something already proven time and time again to be untrue. >> and what was the -- you threw out a number...
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president obama fueled by the final debate performance with a blistering attack on what he calls romney's shifting positions, the condition he jokingly calls romnesia. >> we joke about romnesia. this is something important, this is about trust. you know, there is no more serious issue in a presidential campaign than trust. >> reporter: mitt romney in a race to the finish too. looking to build on the continued momentum from the first debate. firing back at the president. >> he has been reduced trying to defend character on sesame street and -- and word games of various kind, and, and then misfired attacks after one another. you know the truth is, attacks on me are not an agenda. >> reporter: both campaigns trying to reach the undecided voters left with targeted data. the obama campaign with a smart phone app hoping supporters will download it revealing which neighbors the campaign believes could be potential supporters. in fact, as we stand here in this denver neighborhood. on the obama application we downloaded see in this neighborhood alone there are 12 flags, 12 doors they hope supporte
president obama fueled by the final debate performance with a blistering attack on what he calls romney's shifting positions, the condition he jokingly calls romnesia. >> we joke about romnesia. this is something important, this is about trust. you know, there is no more serious issue in a presidential campaign than trust. >> reporter: mitt romney in a race to the finish too. looking to build on the continued momentum from the first debate. firing back at the president. >> he...
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jon huntsman in the first debate he seemed more determined to speak chinese than challenge romney. >> as they would say in china -- >> reporter: by the second debate he hit back hard at romney who criticized him for severing as u.s. ambassador to china under barack obama. >> he criticized me while he was out raising money for serving my country in china, yes under a democrat like my who sons are doing in the united states navy. they're not asking what political affiliation the president is. >> reporter: advantage huntsman. better late than never. his best debate performance yet. >> reporter: rick perry way down in the polls in new hampshire was trying to use the debates to revive his campaign. during the abc debate, he said that he would like to send u.s. troops back to iraq. i can tell you that is a position i have heard none of the other candidates take. jonathan carl, abc news, manchester, new hampshire. >> and make sure you stay with abc news as we cover tuesday's new hampshire primary. our team on the air and online tomorrow night. for results watch "world news now" wednesday mor
jon huntsman in the first debate he seemed more determined to speak chinese than challenge romney. >> as they would say in china -- >> reporter: by the second debate he hit back hard at romney who criticized him for severing as u.s. ambassador to china under barack obama. >> he criticized me while he was out raising money for serving my country in china, yes under a democrat like my who sons are doing in the united states navy. they're not asking what political affiliation the...
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. >> reporter: ohio senator rob portman has been romney's debate prep partner. he says the republican is ready for battle. >> president obama's going to come out swinging. i think he's going to have to compensate for a poor first debate. >> reporter: the town hall format could prevent challenges. neither candidate has held many events like this. >> both candidates have to tread lightly because if they're going on the offense too aggressively with each other, that can spill over to the audience and make them look too combative. >> reporter: for the president that means getting aggressive could be a tricky balancing act. romney need to reach out to the audience and voters watching at home. >> conventional wisdom is that governor romney isn't as good at connecting with the voters as the president might be. we'll see how he handles the dimension in the debates. >> reporter: karen travers, abc news, washington. >> wow. so the president has to make up for lost ground from the debate. meanwhile polls nationally and in swing states are tightening up. there's a lot on th
. >> reporter: ohio senator rob portman has been romney's debate prep partner. he says the republican is ready for battle. >> president obama's going to come out swinging. i think he's going to have to compensate for a poor first debate. >> reporter: the town hall format could prevent challenges. neither candidate has held many events like this. >> both candidates have to tread lightly because if they're going on the offense too aggressively with each other, that can...
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second debate. santorum and gingrich seemed to gang up on romney for portraying himself as a nonpolitician. romney for the first time started to lose his cool. >> hold, wait -- it's still my time. >> are you going to tell people you will not run for re-election if you win. >> reporter: advantage santorum rattling the front-runner. as for jon huntsman in the first debate he seemed more determined to speak chinese than challenge. >> as they would say in china -- [ speak foreign language ] >> reporter: by the second debate he hit back hard at romney who criticized him for serving as the u.s. ambassador to china under barack obama. >> he criticized me while he was out raising money for serving my country in china, yes under a democrat like my two sons are doing in the united states navy. they're not asking what political affiliation the president is. >> reporter: advantage huntsman. better late than ever. his best debate performance yet. >> reporter: rick perry way down in the polls in new hampshire was
second debate. santorum and gingrich seemed to gang up on romney for portraying himself as a nonpolitician. romney for the first time started to lose his cool. >> hold, wait -- it's still my time. >> are you going to tell people you will not run for re-election if you win. >> reporter: advantage santorum rattling the front-runner. as for jon huntsman in the first debate he seemed more determined to speak chinese than challenge. >> as they would say in china -- [ speak...
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. >>> president obama and mitt romney have been mostly behind closed doors ahead of their debate tonight in denver. that's left their running mates to generate some fireworks, so to speak, on the campaign trail. vice president joe biden got things started with this comment about romney's economic plans. >> how they can justify raising taxes on the middle class that has been buried the last four years. >> vice president biden just today said that the middle class over the last four years has been, quote, buried. we agree! that means we need to stop digging by electing mitt romney as the next president of the united states. >>> biden later tried to dig himself out of the mess by explaining that the middle class had been buried by policies supported by the republicans. trying to, yeah, dig himself out of that line. >> joe's always -- he's never dull. love him or hate him, he's always saying something interesting. and headline-worthy, interesting. everyone talking about the video released last night as well. conservative website dug up a video of the president speaking to an audience back in
. >>> president obama and mitt romney have been mostly behind closed doors ahead of their debate tonight in denver. that's left their running mates to generate some fireworks, so to speak, on the campaign trail. vice president joe biden got things started with this comment about romney's economic plans. >> how they can justify raising taxes on the middle class that has been buried the last four years. >> vice president biden just today said that the middle class over the...
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we have seen the women's issue, working moms debate, ann romney, stay at home moms whether they work or not, contraception debate, health care reform, akins comments about rain, and abortion. >> legitimate rain. >> exactly. women voters have become so critical. the very few undecided voters, 2/3 of those are women. the president and governor romney are fighting so hard. >> if you look back at '08 the secret weapon republicans thought they had was sarah palin. that wasn't enough. not that women are deciding the vote. a large majority deciding the vote. interesting to see if ann romney has what it takes? >> we will see. getting interesting. we'll be right back with more after this. >>> this year's drought dried up 2/3 of the country and created an unexpected problem. bears spending more time in residential areas. >> there is a simple reason for that now, they're hungry, now they can't get the food they usually eat they're cuppioming ours. abc's clayton sandel has more. >> reporter: it is not just the stuff of movies anymore. vail, colorado is now in the grp of a bear epidemic. more tha
we have seen the women's issue, working moms debate, ann romney, stay at home moms whether they work or not, contraception debate, health care reform, akins comments about rain, and abortion. >> legitimate rain. >> exactly. women voters have become so critical. the very few undecided voters, 2/3 of those are women. the president and governor romney are fighting so hard. >> if you look back at '08 the secret weapon republicans thought they had was sarah palin. that wasn't...
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." >> reporter: on abc's "this week" santorum challenged romney tie one-on-one debate. >> see if governor romney's willing to come out. he's been turning down every single debate. he's been hiding behind the billionaires who are funding his super pac and spending outrageous amounts of money, all running negative ads. >> reporter: larry jacobs, abc news. >> high drama in illinois. 69 delegates up for grabs in illinois on tuesday. 46 in louisiana over the weekend. but remember, santorum kind of hurt himself earlier in the campaign. he's not going to be on the ballot in some of the districts because they didn't get that paperwork in in time. >> and he's going to be focusing on louisiana because he has been so successful down there. >> he plays well to that very evangelical christian crowd down in the south as well. >>> well, president obama made a special appearance on the cartoon network last night, guest-starring in a documentary about bullying. the film featured heart-wrenching personal stories from children who had been bullied along with tips on how to cope. the president encouraged chi
." >> reporter: on abc's "this week" santorum challenged romney tie one-on-one debate. >> see if governor romney's willing to come out. he's been turning down every single debate. he's been hiding behind the billionaires who are funding his super pac and spending outrageous amounts of money, all running negative ads. >> reporter: larry jacobs, abc news. >> high drama in illinois. 69 delegates up for grabs in illinois on tuesday. 46 in louisiana over the...
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all right. >> reporter: governor romney studying president obama's past debates, which offers romney an opportunity to exceed expectations. republican chris christie predicting just that. >> shaking your head saying it is a brand new race. >> reporter: and running mate paul ryan hanging success on the debates. >> the debate phase in this campaign. we will make this case in our debates. >> reporter: that debate will be held here in denver. in the meantime, mitt romney held a rally here behind me. most of his t-unken. preparing for the most important night of his polil cpdaac ner. >>> and president obama is spending his last full day of debate prep at a resort outside st to deliver pza at abc political analyst matt dowd says mr. obama's advisers are focused on helping the president trim his often lengthy answers. to o bes often lengthy answers. answer questions, short, concisely, and to the point, and so it's much more like his mannerisms and his style and the way he comes across as 'posed to information in this. >> so style, not substance, i guess? i don't know. >> sounds like it. >>
all right. >> reporter: governor romney studying president obama's past debates, which offers romney an opportunity to exceed expectations. republican chris christie predicting just that. >> shaking your head saying it is a brand new race. >> reporter: and running mate paul ryan hanging success on the debates. >> the debate phase in this campaign. we will make this case in our debates. >> reporter: that debate will be held here in denver. in the meantime, mitt...
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romney was more aggressive, more confident, and more prepared than he has been in recent debates. romney repeatedly slammed gingrich for his work as a consultant for failed mortgage giant freddie mac. he made it a local issue. >> he should have been anxiously telling the american people that these entities were causing a housing bubble that would cause a collapse that we've seen here in florida. >> reporter: gingrich fired right back. >> governor romney owns shares of both fannie mae and freddie mac. tell us how much money he's made off of how many households that have not v. been foreclosed by his investments. >> reporter: ron paul and rick santorum are trailing badly in the polls. they just wanted to get back to policy. >> and you guys should leave that alone and focus on the issues. >> that subject really doesn't interest me a whole lot. >> reporter: latinos make up 13.1% of florida's 11 million registered voters. the contenders jockeyed for their support. >> is he still the most anti-yum grant candidate? >> i think of the four of us, yes. >> that's simply unexcusable. that's i
romney was more aggressive, more confident, and more prepared than he has been in recent debates. romney repeatedly slammed gingrich for his work as a consultant for failed mortgage giant freddie mac. he made it a local issue. >> he should have been anxiously telling the american people that these entities were causing a housing bubble that would cause a collapse that we've seen here in florida. >> reporter: gingrich fired right back. >> governor romney owns shares of both...
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the stay-at-home mom debate with ann romney and now it seems like democrats are playing the same game with the always hot button of gay marriage. so it's out there. it's getting interesting. >> it really is. >> we'll see what the president says. >>> coming up, mother's day gift ideas. >> stuff that moms want most on their big day coming up this sunday. don't forget mom. we'll be right back. ♪ mama mia >>> welcome back, everybody. with mother's day fast approaching, it is time to start picking out that perfect gift and who better to give us some great ideas for your tech-savvy mom than abc's tech contributor andrea smith. good morning, andrea. thank you as always for being here. some great gadgets if your mom -- doesn't have to be too tech savvy, but great lineup you have. >> what mom doesn't like to take pictures and share pictures? >> every mom likes pictures. >> and one of the biggest problems for moms is they are using their smartphones because they have them with them all the time. some of them, the new iphone has a great camera, but some of them, the cameras aren't so great. so
the stay-at-home mom debate with ann romney and now it seems like democrats are playing the same game with the always hot button of gay marriage. so it's out there. it's getting interesting. >> it really is. >> we'll see what the president says. >>> coming up, mother's day gift ideas. >> stuff that moms want most on their big day coming up this sunday. don't forget mom. we'll be right back. ♪ mama mia >>> welcome back, everybody. with mother's day fast...
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romney becoming a kind of sensation in an explosive debate. after a democrat said this about her -- >> guess what, his wife has actually never worked a day in her life. >> reporter: she responded with her first ever tweet writing, quote, i made a choice to stay home and raise five boys. believe me it was hard work. do you think president and mrs. obama are biased against mothers who work at home? >> you know, i don't. i think there was a comment that was made. it was an unfortunate comment, and i believe a lot of women are responding to that. >> reporter: you said it was a birthday gift to you to criticize you as a mom? >> that wasn't how i meant it. it was a birthday gift to me because i tloef fact we're talking about this. i love the fact that women are talking about deficit spending and the economy. i love that. and for her to make a comment that because i am a stay-at-home mom i don't know anything about the comment, that's where i think it was unfortunate. >> she said what she meant was that the circumstances in which you were able to sta
romney becoming a kind of sensation in an explosive debate. after a democrat said this about her -- >> guess what, his wife has actually never worked a day in her life. >> reporter: she responded with her first ever tweet writing, quote, i made a choice to stay home and raise five boys. believe me it was hard work. do you think president and mrs. obama are biased against mothers who work at home? >> you know, i don't. i think there was a comment that was made. it was an...
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his runningmate calls them a fad. >> reporter: as the president and mitt romney debate over energy, vice president joe biden came under fire for these comments he made on the campaign trail. >> he is going to let the big banks once again write their own rules, unchain wall street. he might put y'all back in chains. >> reporter: the presidential campaign is definitely operating at full strength. candidates covered five swing states all of which will play a critical role in determining the next president. paula, john. >> all right, thank you. >> and paul ryan's schedule is filling up. apparently ten fund-raising events, through the next month. and within just 24 hours they're saying it has given a big boost. $3.5 million rolled in from large and small donors and just continues to trickle in. >> interesting tactic, the obama campaiobama -- the romney campaign is going after obama now to say to pay for health care reforeign minister minister -- reform, he cut into medicare. heating up. >> he is. and the meeting with a billionaire who supported newt gng ri gingrich and would vow $100 million
his runningmate calls them a fad. >> reporter: as the president and mitt romney debate over energy, vice president joe biden came under fire for these comments he made on the campaign trail. >> he is going to let the big banks once again write their own rules, unchain wall street. he might put y'all back in chains. >> reporter: the presidential campaign is definitely operating at full strength. candidates covered five swing states all of which will play a critical role in...
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it's why mitt romney rose in the aftermath of the first debate. i thought the president came across that way. tll was a few instances i thought he came across a little aggressive. as you watch the debate. you can see he is clear, decisive, and make the decisions you need to make. on that regard i give him an a. >> he seems more confident in this area? >> he is the commander-in-chief right now. let's just leave it at that. it wasn't quite as hard for him to reach that level of an a or a minus. than it was for mitt romney. >> let's give them the bottom line here. who's the winner in your judgment? >> i'm not going to say there is a clear winner. overall obama scored more points. mitt romney probably was just showing up and saying, look, i'm on the same stage as he is. i don't want to make any waves. i don't want to talk about war. i don't want to scare anybody. >> barack obama, got the commander in chief passed in colors. i think he won. fairly clear. decisive and fairly clear. i don't think mitt romney hurt himself. i think barack obama may have he
it's why mitt romney rose in the aftermath of the first debate. i thought the president came across that way. tll was a few instances i thought he came across a little aggressive. as you watch the debate. you can see he is clear, decisive, and make the decisions you need to make. on that regard i give him an a. >> he seems more confident in this area? >> he is the commander-in-chief right now. let's just leave it at that. it wasn't quite as hard for him to reach that level of an a...
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it's a really interesting national debate that played out there. we'll see come november. >> sure thing. >>> more political news this morning. romney did pick up five more primary wins and also about 182 more delegates last night on his way to the eventual nomination in tampa come august. and now on top of that, it's been confirmed that investigators are looking into whether the candidate's private e-mail account has been hacked. this all started when "the wall street journal" printed romney's e-mail address. the alleged hacker claims he was able to access the account by guessing the security question, what's your favorite pet? well, however, despite that no, e-mails or documents have been made public since the alleged hacking. but you may want to step up the security question there, mr. romney. >>> the battle over the women's vote has played out in the senate. republicans blocked a democratic bill calling for equal pay in the workplace. the outcome of the vote was never in doubt in all of this, but it did give both sides the chance to appeal to th
it's a really interesting national debate that played out there. we'll see come november. >> sure thing. >>> more political news this morning. romney did pick up five more primary wins and also about 182 more delegates last night on his way to the eventual nomination in tampa come august. and now on top of that, it's been confirmed that investigators are looking into whether the candidate's private e-mail account has been hacked. this all started when "the wall street...
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last night's debate may have been the challengers' best chance to shake it up. karen travers, abc news, columbia, south carolina. >> a little wind came out of romney's sails yesterday because it was learned he did not really win the state of iowa. rick santorum won the state of iowa as they went through those results again. so you have to wonder if that kind of hurts his image as the inevitable nominee as things move forward. >> and he spun it, too. when each candidate was asked what's one thing they would take back on the campaign trail, romney said i'd like to go back and get 34 more votes, or however many it was he needed to win the caucus. >> but south carolina's a very different state, a little more conservative, too, and some folks down there really don't like the idea, they feel like mitt romney's being shoved down their throats. they like to be kind of the rebel state a little bit. so that could pave the way for santorum or gingrich -- >> they're getting their money's weather. >> that's right. never dull. >>> president obama has one eye on the election c
last night's debate may have been the challengers' best chance to shake it up. karen travers, abc news, columbia, south carolina. >> a little wind came out of romney's sails yesterday because it was learned he did not really win the state of iowa. rick santorum won the state of iowa as they went through those results again. so you have to wonder if that kind of hurts his image as the inevitable nominee as things move forward. >> and he spun it, too. when each candidate was asked...
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romney acknowledging that some of the polls show him behind president obama. but he pointed to the first presidential debate less than a week from now as a potential turning point in the race. >>> in new york it was a rough ride for nearly 200 people aboard a brazilian jetliner from rio. they were bracing for a crash landing at kennedy airport because the landing gear was stuck sideways. you can see it there. the pilot circled twice before touching down. the nose gear seemed to miraculously straighten itself out just before the plane hit the tarmac. thankfully no one was injured. but some anxious moments aboard that plane. >>> airlines across the country are raking in big profits from what used to be a free service. they're pocketing billions of dollars in baggage fees all coming at the expense of fed up passengers. abc's brandi hitt has the story. >> reporter: checking your bag at the airport has added up to big business for u.s. airlines. so big airlines raked in record profits from each and every luggage fee according to a new federal report. >> it is outra
romney acknowledging that some of the polls show him behind president obama. but he pointed to the first presidential debate less than a week from now as a potential turning point in the race. >>> in new york it was a rough ride for nearly 200 people aboard a brazilian jetliner from rio. they were bracing for a crash landing at kennedy airport because the landing gear was stuck sideways. you can see it there. the pilot circled twice before touching down. the nose gear seemed to...
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momentum boost for rick santorum, and another liability for romney. he just can't get those true conservatives to rally around him. yet that could be his achilles heel as he moves forward. >>> also another major headline on this wednesday morning. it comes from police in suburban seattle. 911 calls from that helpless social worker who witnessed the powell home going up in flames. chilling call to 911. you'll hear her side coming up. >>> and later this half hour, the diabetes medicine that could be the secret to losing weight. patients who take this injection are dropping the pounds, and some of them even eradicating diabetes from their life. >> could be a life-saving drug. we'll get to that in just a seco second, too. >>> but first, the republican race takes another surprising turn as mitt romney is beaten in three states. >> in at least one of those contests romney actually came in third place. abc's karen travers has the latest on the campaign trail. >> reporter: it was a big night for rick santorum. >> conservatism is alive and well in missouri and
momentum boost for rick santorum, and another liability for romney. he just can't get those true conservatives to rally around him. yet that could be his achilles heel as he moves forward. >>> also another major headline on this wednesday morning. it comes from police in suburban seattle. 911 calls from that helpless social worker who witnessed the powell home going up in flames. chilling call to 911. you'll hear her side coming up. >>> and later this half hour, the diabetes...
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but it will certainly be policies of the president and mitt romney up for debate. john, sunny, back to you. >>> vice presidential debate under way at 9:00 eastern time. our own martha raddatz will moderate the debate. you can see it live right here on abc. >> who knows what joe biden might say. loose cannon. >> everybody will watch it. loose cannon. known as the best debater in the senate. so, ryan has work cut out. >> last presidential election greaten the debate. >> sort of the everyday guy way about him. resonates with so many. let's face it. >> beauty of the vps. don't have to be presidential. they can bombs away. might be action. >> lot of action. the presidential debate was one of the most watched debates in history. you can imagine what's going to happen. with the media, twitter. >> president obama kind of flat on his feet, little lackluster. ed by in will come out swinging. paul ryan is a tough guy the could be fun. >> i cannot wait. >>> state department officials in the congressional hot seat acknowledging they turned down requests for security ahead of at
but it will certainly be policies of the president and mitt romney up for debate. john, sunny, back to you. >>> vice presidential debate under way at 9:00 eastern time. our own martha raddatz will moderate the debate. you can see it live right here on abc. >> who knows what joe biden might say. loose cannon. >> everybody will watch it. loose cannon. known as the best debater in the senate. so, ryan has work cut out. >> last presidential election greaten the debate....
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but you see, you know, mitt romney is now taking a different stance. he, yesterday, came, two days ago, said the parts of obama care what he calls obama care he would look to keep. then yesterday, he says, drawing compares on to that, that gaffe if you want to call it at dnc took god out of the platform. he said we will not take good out of our plat for. won't take him off the coins. i won't take god out of my heart. public, out of the platform of my party. so he is really trying to respond to, a couple of things from the obama camp in particular polls as well. >> all right. >> all right. moving on. moving on. to chicago. and thousand of chicago teachers are heading back to the picket line this morning as negotiations remain gridlocked. teachers marching into the evening. look at that. wearing red shirts. rallying over two main sticking points. job security and evaluations partly based on standardized test scores. with 350,000 students out of school. parents have to scramble again for a second day to make child care arrangements. teachers facing simila
but you see, you know, mitt romney is now taking a different stance. he, yesterday, came, two days ago, said the parts of obama care what he calls obama care he would look to keep. then yesterday, he says, drawing compares on to that, that gaffe if you want to call it at dnc took god out of the platform. he said we will not take good out of our plat for. won't take him off the coins. i won't take god out of my heart. public, out of the platform of my party. so he is really trying to respond to,...
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he's also challenged romney to a one-on-one debate. >> he needs to put on a fighting illini jersey there. >>> well, president obama talk on america's bullies last night, lending his star power to a documentary aimed at children. his message, bullying is wrong and destructive and it's time to take action. here's abc's tanya rivero. >> punch me. >> reporter: the images in the new documentary film "bully" are difficult to watch. but even harder to live through. president obama lends his voice to the cause, fronting the cartoon network's own anti-bullying documentary "speak up." >> it's wrong. it's destructive. and we can all prevent it. everyone has to take action against bullying. >> reporter: and it's a cause he's championed before. hosting the first white house conference on bullying last year and joining other celebrities in a message of support to young people facing harassment. >> and every day it gets better. >> it will get better for you. >> it gets so much better. >> things will get easier. people's minds will change. >> reporter: a movement that has grown in the wake of several su
he's also challenged romney to a one-on-one debate. >> he needs to put on a fighting illini jersey there. >>> well, president obama talk on america's bullies last night, lending his star power to a documentary aimed at children. his message, bullying is wrong and destructive and it's time to take action. here's abc's tanya rivero. >> punch me. >> reporter: the images in the new documentary film "bully" are difficult to watch. but even harder to live through....